Sanjaydasari

About Sanjaydasari

As a seasoned Data Science Leader with a strong track record of building and scaling high impact Machine Learning solutions, I currently lead a team of talented applied ML scientists driving the machine learning roadmap for Cars Commerce.Key Areas of Expertise- Search & Recommendation Systems- Generative AI Systems (RAG, Multi Agent Systems)- Customer Intent Modeling & Personalization- Pricing & Churn SystemsOur ML infrastructure supports real-time, near real-time, and batch pipelines, delivering intelligent, scalable systems that directly power product experiences. My team actively works across a spectrum of models from tree-based and deep learning architectures to custom multi agent GenAI systems.I am passionate about driving innovation by working closely with teams across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to make sure our ML initiatives are aligned with real business needs. I have also worked directly on resolving customer facing issues related to ML products, making sure our solutions are not only technically sound but also understandable, practical, and grounded in the user experience.

Experience

1. Director Data Science

   Cars Commerce

   Dec 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   I drive the shared AI services initiative at Cars Commerce that is responsible for powering all ML/AI solutions across all businesses. Responsible for designing the common AI infrastructure within the company to accelerate innovation at scale.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Master’s Degree, Business Analytics

  2016 — 2017

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science

  BE(Hons):Electronics & Instrumentation;MSc(Hons):Economics

  2005 — 2010

• Indian School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & Marketing

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Business Requirements
• Microsoft Office
• Hadoop
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Intelligence
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Sql
• R
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Sdlc
• Corporate Finance
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Management Consulting
• Strategy
• Portfolio Management
• Software Project Management
• Data Analytics
• Financial Services
• Data Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Derivatives
• Python
• Vba
• Financial Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Valuation
• Data Mining
• Requirements Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Analysis
• Machine Learning
• Financial Risk
• Tableau